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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1657729" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I like to have heifers in good growing condition not over conditioned but not thin from weaning on through. Some may have enough or good enough pastures that supplementation may not be needed but for me I feed them around 4-6 lbs of a mixed ration in addition to their pasture or hay. A little more if the quality of forage is lacking. I also like to keep a good mineral out for them too. Right now I am using a chelated type beef breeder mineral, then I switch to an IGR mineral during fly season. I would recommend having all replacement prospects pelvic measured, and cull ones that don't meet or exceed 150cm as yearlings, or 180cm at around 18 months or so. </p><p>Age and size at breeding depends a lot on breed. Mine are Angus, Herefords or a cross of both so I have been turning them with a bull sometimes as early as 13 months, but prefer a little older just depends on when I'm wanting the calves to come. When I was running Charolais I didn't like them bred under 15 months. </p><p>I prefer to use calving ease Angus bulls, but have used a couple Hereford bulls too. I try to keep the heifers in good shape through breeding and after calving so they will rebreed in a timely fashion. I've heard that they are easiest to get bred as heifers but then hardest to get bred back for the second calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1657729, member: 24816"] I like to have heifers in good growing condition not over conditioned but not thin from weaning on through. Some may have enough or good enough pastures that supplementation may not be needed but for me I feed them around 4-6 lbs of a mixed ration in addition to their pasture or hay. A little more if the quality of forage is lacking. I also like to keep a good mineral out for them too. Right now I am using a chelated type beef breeder mineral, then I switch to an IGR mineral during fly season. I would recommend having all replacement prospects pelvic measured, and cull ones that don't meet or exceed 150cm as yearlings, or 180cm at around 18 months or so. Age and size at breeding depends a lot on breed. Mine are Angus, Herefords or a cross of both so I have been turning them with a bull sometimes as early as 13 months, but prefer a little older just depends on when I'm wanting the calves to come. When I was running Charolais I didn't like them bred under 15 months. I prefer to use calving ease Angus bulls, but have used a couple Hereford bulls too. I try to keep the heifers in good shape through breeding and after calving so they will rebreed in a timely fashion. I've heard that they are easiest to get bred as heifers but then hardest to get bred back for the second calf. [/QUOTE]
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